“They were at the height of their powers as far as rock ’n’ roll goes. ‘Exile’ turned out to be a great collection of music.”–Engineer Andy Johns
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Two of the four members being inducted were no-shows but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm as Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood celebrated their honor, following a touching speech by George Harrison’s son, Dhani
When Motown’s chief was reluctant to release an antiwar song by the Temptations as a single, another singer stepped in to re-record it. It went to #1.
“A lot of musicians end up doing the same song over and over. This sounds like nothing he’d ever done before,” his archivist says. “It is staggering”
‘Clapton Is God’ read the U.K. graffiti in his early years. With other gods like Lennon, Townshend, Beck, Santana + more his playing is at its most divine.
If you feel the urge to get back at someone who did you wrong, you can relate to a clip from John Belushi and songs by Dylan, Lennon and more
The Sept. 2022 concert marked the band’s return after 2 1/2 years, due to the pandemic and Steven Tyler’s rehab
9 months after the Farewell Yellow Brick Tour was announced in grand fashion, the superstar hit the road. We look back at the first two shows
He was a prolific songwriter and often gifted songs to artists he admired. Some of these were huge hits; others simply demonstrate his musical genius
“Looking into her eyes in the church, it’s just a real thrill. I tell ya, 30 years with my wife are the 30 best years of my life”